GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced the ninth GLIAC Lacrosse Athlete of the Week awards for the 2022 season. Grand Valley State junior midfielder Molly Bursinger was selected Offensive Player of the Week while Concordia-St. Paul junior goalkeeper Candace McDole received Defensive Player of the Week recognition.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Molly Bursinger, Grand Valley State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Candace McDole, Concordia-St. Paul
Candace McDole (Maple Ridge, B.C.) registered a season-high 14 saves, her sixth double-digit saves performance on the year while putting up a .583 save percentage for her sixth .500-plus save percentage mark of the year. The effort from the Maple Ridge, British Columbia native was vital in a 13-10 road win at Northern Michigan while facing 35 total shots in the cage. She compiled five saves in a busy first quarter, and made four saves each in the third and fourth to protect CSP's lead. Her lowest saves by quarter was one in the second which was produced in a quarter where CSP outscored NMU 5-1 to claim the lead, and the Golden Bears didn't trail the rest of the way.
